CVE-2026-56796

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.66.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-19. A secondary CVSS source baseline 6.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 6.6Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

Dell Command Update (DCU), versions prior to 5.7.1, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.

CVSS v3
6.6
EG Score
6.6MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
30
EG Risk 30/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity66% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
5th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-309: Security Update for Dell Command | Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501378/dsa-2026-309-security-update-for-dell-command-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56796(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 74× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-04 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-03 16:57 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-03 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-10-02 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-10-01 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-09-30 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-29 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-28 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-09-28 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-09-27 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-25 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-23 21:34 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-23 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-09-22 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-09-19 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-09-18 00:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-09-16 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-09-15 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-15 03:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-14 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-14 00:22 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-14 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-09-11 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-10 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-09 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-09 02:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  45. 2026-09-07 12:12 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-07 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-09-06 12:17 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-06 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-09-03 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-09-02 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-09-01 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-08-31 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-08-30 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  70. 2026-08-29 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-08-28 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-27 14:57 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-27 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56796?
CVE-2026-56796 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. Dell Command Update (DCU), versions prior to 5.7.1, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
When was CVE-2026-56796 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56796 was first published on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56796 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56796 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (5th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56796?
CVE-2026-56796 has a CVSS base score of 6.6 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56796?
No fix for CVE-2026-56796 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-56796 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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